ABSTRACT

Public library users’ expectations of library resources and services related to open data as well as their own estimation of their data literacy skills are examined. Library users were surveyed from nine different Indiana public library communities. Findings suggest that public libraries are viewed as resources for finding data and educational programming for data skills, particularly as it relates to the community context. Additionally, study participants assessed their data skills to be average or slightly above, indicating a foundational knowledge from which to design library resources and sources to meet a community’s data needs. Keywords: open government data, public libraries, data literacy skills, communities, information behaviors

摘要

研究了公共图书馆用户对与开放数据相关的图书馆资源和服务的期望以及他们自己对数据素养技能的估计。对来自印第安纳州九个不同公共图书馆社区的图书馆用户进行了调查。调查结果表明，公共图书馆被视为寻找数据和数据技能教育计划的资源，特别是因为它与社区环境相关。此外，研究参与者评估他们的数据技能为中等或略高于平均水平，表明他们具备设计图书馆资源和来源以满足社区数据需求的基础知识。关键词：开放政府数据，公共图书馆，数据素养技能，社区，信息行为